Feature interview: ‘Gamifying’ Inuit art
A video game development company based in the Canadian territory of Nunavut, has been working for two years on bringing
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Uncovering the mysteries of Sweden’s mountains
Scientists are just finished drilling Sweden’s deepest hole, and they hope it will reveal secrets about how the Himalayas were
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Feature Interview: What Prime Minister’s northern tours tell us about Canada’s shifting Arctic priorities
Canada’s prime minster Stephen Harper wrapped up a six-day tour to the country’s Far North earlier this week. Marked with
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Archeologists uncover Inuit driftwood house in Canada’s western Arctic
For archaeologists and anthropologists, it’s an extremely exciting and rare find. They have begun work on a rare site of
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Nighthawkers hitting more archaeological sites in Finland
Unauthorized excavations and thefts at historic and prehistoric sites are becoming a growing problem in Finland. Professional archaeologists say information
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Swedish ships mapped at bottom of sea
Archaeologists have uncovered missing 300-year-old Swedish battleships that were intentionally scuttled outside the coastal town of Strömstad. The boats were
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Canada to launch new search for Arctic shipwreck
Sixth time a charm? Canada recently announced that it will launch a new search for an Arctic shipwreck that remains
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IDs made in 1952 Alaska plane crash
Recent news that the remains of some of the service members who perished in a 1952 military plane crash in
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Denmark knights Arctic historian
Kenn Harper of Iqaluit, the capital city of Canada’s eastern Arctic territory of Nunavut, is now a Danish Knight. Kenn
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Feature Interview: What tree rings tell us about climate in the Arctic
Tree rings in the Arctic hold important information about the northern environment. But the so called ‘divergence problem,’ that is
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Rare World Series footage found in Yukon permafrost
A rare newsreel film has turned up in Canada of one of the most controversial episodes in baseball history. In
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Canadian Military explores sunken sailing ship in the Arctic
A very interesting archeological and historical side has emerged from a a large military exercise in Canada’s far north called
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Inuit language celebration underway in Nunavut, Canada
An Inuit Language celebration is now underway in Canada’s eastern Arctic territory of Nunavut. The annual event is held to promote and
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Canadian Rangers celebrate 20 years in northern Ontario
To mark this anniversary of service, members of the 3rd Canadian Ranger Patrol Group have embarked upon a 2,250km snowmobile
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Doubts raised about lead poising on Franklin expedition
Scientists at the University of Glasgow have re-examined the forensic data collected by Canadian researchers of the ice-preserved remains of
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